| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) SG - Thomas Mounce (fresh) SF - William Rodgers (fresh) PF - Timothy Lee (fresh) C - Scott Krupa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Gilberto Rossi (fresh) SG - James Robertson (fresh) SF - Bruce Williams (fresh) PF - Leon Henderson (fresh) C - Raleigh Johns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Robert Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bruce Williams | 0-5 |
| 19:06 | VCU | Timothy Lee can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Scott Krupa snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Thomas Mounce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | VCU | Scott Krupa grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Thomas Mounce's fadeaway is rejected by Raleigh Johns | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson scores on a floater in the lane | 0-7 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Thomas Mounce buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:23 | Lafayette | James Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:21 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:03 | Lafayette | James Robertson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gilberto Rossi | 3-10 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Timothy Lee's pass is intercepted by James Robertson in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| 16:51 | Lafayette | James Robertson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 16:50 | VCU | William Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:44 | VCU | James Robertson is called for the reach on William Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Robertson, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Westfall (PG), Samuel Schull (SF), Bryan Kays (PF), Preston King (C) Robert Barnes, William Rodgers, Timothy Lee, Scott Krupa | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Burke (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Timothy Roseberry (SF), Darrell Byrd (PF), Efren Heilig (C) Gilberto Rossi, James Robertson, Bruce Williams, Leon Henderson, Raleigh Johns | |
| 16:29 | VCU | Samuel Schull can't connect on a runner from the right block | 3-10 |
| 16:28 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 16:24 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-10 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Bryan Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Thomas Mounce misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 16:05 | Lafayette | Timothy Roseberry pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:58 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 3-10 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Bryan Kays pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) SG - Thomas Mounce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Schull (fresh) PF - Bryan Kays (fresh) 2 reb. C - Preston King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Joseph Burke (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SF - Timothy Roseberry (fresh) PF - Darrell Byrd (fresh) C - Efren Heilig (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | VCU | Preston King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (SG), William Rodgers (SF), Scott Krupa (C) Thomas Mounce, Samuel Schull, Preston King | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns (C) Efren Heilig | |
| 15:12 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses short on a runner in the paint | 3-10 |
| 15:10 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd can't tip it in | 3-10 |
| 15:08 | VCU | Michael Bove snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 15:04 | VCU | William Rodgers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Joseph Burke - foul #1 on Joseph Burke, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), Timothy Lee (PF) Michael Bove, Bryan Kays | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi (PG), James Robertson (SG), James Robertson (SF), Leon Henderson (PF) Joseph Burke, Robert Thomas, Timothy Roseberry, Darrell Byrd | |
| 15:04 | VCU | William Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:04 | VCU | William Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:04 | VCU | William Rodgers makes the 3rd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:46 | Lafayette | James Robertson double dribbles | 5-10 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bruce Williams (SF) James Robertson | |
| 14:35 | VCU | Robert Barnes is hacked by Raleigh Johns - foul #1 on Raleigh Johns, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| 14:23 | VCU | William Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 14:21 | Lafayette | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:04 | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Scott Krupa gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:58 | VCU | William Rodgers is hacked by Bruce Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (PG), Thomas Mounce (SG), Samuel Schull (SF), Bryan Kays (C) Robert Barnes, Frederick Westfall, William Rodgers, Scott Krupa | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Rudolph Eason (PG), Joseph Burke (SG), Efren Heilig (C) Gilberto Rossi, James Robertson, Raleigh Johns | |
| 13:46 | VCU | Thomas Mounce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Michael Bove pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Michael Bove misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:29 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:06 | Lafayette | Bruce Williams banks in the layup | 5-12 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Michael Bove scores on a turnaround in the paint | 7-12 |
| 12:22 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Efren Heilig | 7-15 |
| 12:15 | VCU | Timothy Lee is fouled on the floor by Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), Frederick Westfall (SG), William Rodgers (SF), Preston King (PF), Scott Krupa (C) Michael Bove, Thomas Mounce, Samuel Schull, Timothy Lee, Bryan Kays | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi (PG), James Robertson (SG), Timothy Roseberry (SF), Darrell Byrd (PF), Raleigh Johns (C) Rudolph Eason, Joseph Burke, Bruce Williams, Leon Henderson, Efren Heilig | |
| 11:50 | VCU | Frederick Westfall hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Rodgers | 10-15 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) SG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston King (fresh) C - Scott Krupa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Gilberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Roseberry (fresh) PF - Darrell Byrd (fresh) C - Raleigh Johns (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gilberto Rossi | 10-17 |
| 11:37 | VCU | William Rodgers is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Roseberry - foul #1 on Timothy Roseberry, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| 11:22 | VCU | William Rodgers is denied on a layup by Raleigh Johns | 10-17 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Preston King pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:03 | VCU | The jumper by Frederick Westfall is denied by Raleigh Johns | 10-17 |
| 11:02 | Lafayette | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:43 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Rodgers - foul #1 on William Rodgers, team foul #1 | 10-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (PG), Thomas Mounce (SG), Samuel Schull (C) Robert Barnes, William Rodgers, Scott Krupa | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 10:43 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:43 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Frederick Westfall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Preston King | 13-19 |
| 10:11 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Robertson | 13-22 |
| 09:52 | VCU | Darrell Byrd picks off the pass by Preston King | 13-22 |
| 09:31 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd travels with the ball | 13-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), William Rodgers (SF), Timothy Lee (PF), Scott Krupa (C) Michael Bove, Frederick Westfall, Preston King, Samuel Schull | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Burke (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), James Robertson (SF), Leon Henderson (PF) Gilberto Rossi, James Robertson, Timothy Roseberry, Darrell Byrd | |
| 09:28 | VCU | William Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Joseph Burke in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 09:08 | Lafayette | Thomas Mounce steps in front of the Raleigh Johns pass | 13-22 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Thomas Mounce lays it up and in | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | Lafayette | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 08:49 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Rodgers | 15-22 |
| 08:37 | VCU | Scott Krupa scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Barnes | 17-22 |
| 08:29 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke is fouled on the floor by Robert Barnes - foul #1 on Robert Barnes, team foul #2 | 17-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Westfall (PG), Michael Bove (SG), Bryan Kays (PF) Robert Barnes, Thomas Mounce, Timothy Lee | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Efren Heilig (C) Raleigh Johns | |
| 08:14 | Lafayette | Robert Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 08:13 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:03 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig is fouled on the floor by Scott Krupa - foul #1 on Scott Krupa, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Schull (SF) William Rodgers | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi (PG), James Robertson (SG) Joseph Burke, Robert Thomas | |
| 07:49 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig drills a 3 from the left corner | 17-25 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Bove (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Schull (fresh) PF - Bryan Kays (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Krupa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Gilberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Efren Heilig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | VCU | Leon Henderson blocks the short jumper by Bryan Kays | 17-25 |
| 07:30 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson's pass is intercepted by Michael Bove | 17-25 |
| 07:00 | VCU | Michael Bove scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Frederick Westfall | 19-25 |
| 06:51 | Lafayette | Samuel Schull steps in front of the James Robertson pass | 19-25 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Bryan Kays is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bryan Kays, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), Thomas Mounce (SG), William Rodgers (SF), Timothy Lee (PF), Preston King (C) Frederick Westfall, Michael Bove, Samuel Schull, Bryan Kays, Scott Krupa | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Burke (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Timothy Roseberry (SF), Darrell Byrd (PF), Raleigh Johns (C) Gilberto Rossi, James Robertson, James Robertson, Leon Henderson, Efren Heilig | |
| 06:17 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Lee - foul #1 on Timothy Lee, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| 06:17 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:17 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:17 | VCU | Timothy Lee snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Preston King can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Preston King tips it home | 21-26 |
| 05:47 | Lafayette | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Rudolph Eason (PG) Robert Thomas | |
| 05:29 | VCU | Robert Barnes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Raleigh Johns - foul #2 on Raleigh Johns, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Leon Henderson (PF) Raleigh Johns | |
| 05:29 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:20 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 05:06 | VCU | William Rodgers is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:48 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Thomas Mounce is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Mounce, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Westfall (PG), Samuel Schull (SF), Bryan Kays (C) Robert Barnes, William Rodgers, Preston King | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gilberto Rossi (PG), James Robertson (SG), Robert Thomas (SF) Rudolph Eason, Joseph Burke, Timothy Roseberry | |
| 04:10 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 04:08 | VCU | Timothy Lee gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Thomas Mounce is fouled in the backcourt by James Robertson - foul #2 on James Robertson, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (PG) Timothy Lee | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Timothy Roseberry (SF) James Robertson | |
| 04:06 | VCU | Thomas Mounce makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Thomas Mounce makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:51 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 03:49 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Bove (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Mounce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Kays (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Schull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Gilberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SF - Timothy Roseberry (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Byrd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses the dunk | 28-29 |
| 03:27 | VCU | Bryan Kays pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:24 | VCU | Robert Thomas takes the ball from Michael Bove in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 03:05 | Lafayette | Robert Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Timothy Roseberry | 28-32 |
| 02:48 | VCU | Bryan Kays throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Bove | 30-32 |
| 02:26 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 02:24 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:09 | Lafayette | Timothy Roseberry steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), William Rodgers (SF), Timothy Lee (PF), Scott Krupa (C) Michael Bove, Frederick Westfall, Bryan Kays, Samuel Schull | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Burke (PG), James Robertson (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), Efren Heilig (PF), Raleigh Johns (C) Gilberto Rossi, Robert Thomas, Timothy Roseberry, Leon Henderson, Darrell Byrd | |
| 02:04 | VCU | Bruce Williams steps in front of the Timothy Lee pass in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 01:45 | Lafayette | James Robertson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 01:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Barnes | 30-32 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Robert Barnes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Robertson - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Rudolph Eason (PG) James Robertson | |
| 01:39 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke is hacked by Robert Barnes - foul #2 on Robert Barnes, team foul #7 | 32-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Westfall (SG) Thomas Mounce | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:03 | VCU | Frederick Westfall misses the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 01:02 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:40 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Robert Barnes snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Efren Heilig picks off the pass by Scott Krupa | 32-34 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | Joseph Burke clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 00:03 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Frederick Westfall misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-36 |